🥘 Tokwa't Baboy

Side Dish · Main ingredient: pork · ⏱ 45 min · Serves 4 · ~₱252 · Best for: Dinner, Lunch, Snack

Ingredients

• 300 g 300g pork belly or pork ears, boiled until tender and diced
• 300 g 300g firm tofu, cubed and fried until golden
• 2 tbsp 2 tbsp cooking oil, for frying the tofu
• 0.5 cup 1/2 cup soy sauce
• 0.3333 cup 1/3 cup vinegar (white or cane)
• 4 clove 4 cloves garlic, minced
• 1 pc 1 small onion, chopped
• 1.5 pc 1-2 pieces siling labuyo (bird's eye chili), sliced (optional)
• 0.5 tsp 1/2 tsp ground black pepper
• 1 tsp 1 tsp sugar (optional)
• 1 stalk Chopped spring onions, for garnish (optional)

Instructions

1. Boil the pork belly (or pork ears) in water until tender, about 30 to 40 minutes. Drain, let cool, and dice into small cubes.
2. Heat oil in a pan and fry the tofu cubes until golden and crisp on all sides. Drain on paper towels and dice.
3. In a bowl, combine the diced pork and tofu.
4. In a separate small bowl, whisk together soy sauce, vinegar, garlic, onion, chili, pepper, and sugar to make the dip.
5. Pour the dip over the pork and tofu, tossing gently to coat, or serve the dip on the side for dipping.
6. Garnish with chopped spring onions and serve as a side dish or with lugaw (rice porridge).

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